Difference between revisions of "Helen Hull Jacobs"
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==Notable Achievements== | ==Notable Achievements== | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Tennis player. Winner of ten Grand Slam titles in the late 1920s and '30s. World Number 1 in 1936. Author of several books, including 'Modern Tennis' (1933) and 'Improve Your Tennis' (1935). First woman to wear shorts at Wimbledon. Member, International Tennis Hall of Fame, 1962. Life-long partner was Virginia Gurnee. | + | Tennis player. Winner of ten Grand Slam titles in the late 1920s and '30s. World Number 1 in 1936. Author of several books, including 'Modern Tennis' (1933) and 'Improve Your Tennis' (1935). First woman to wear shorts at Wimbledon. Member, International Tennis Hall of Fame, 1962. Member, National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame (2015). Life-long partner was Virginia Gurnee. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 13:10, 28 July 2015
Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1909 - 1997
Occupation
Sports
Notable Achievements
Wimbledon Champion, National Champion
Description
Tennis player. Winner of ten Grand Slam titles in the late 1920s and '30s. World Number 1 in 1936. Author of several books, including 'Modern Tennis' (1933) and 'Improve Your Tennis' (1935). First woman to wear shorts at Wimbledon. Member, International Tennis Hall of Fame, 1962. Member, National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame (2015). Life-long partner was Virginia Gurnee.
